Greece appoints new Tourism Minister

Thanassis Theocharopoulos, leader of the Democratic Left (DIMAR) party in Greece, has been appointed as the country’s new tourism minister, in a ceremony held in Athens at the Presidential Mansion.Elena Kountoura, resigned earlier this week, in order to focus on her campaign for the upcoming European Parliament elections.Theocharopoulos, 40, holds a MSc in Agricultural Engineering and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics.Several MPs and mayors have resigned in recent weeks from their posts, to concentrate on the campaign for the European ballot, slated for May 26 in Greece.Greece welcomed more than 30 million visitors last year, setting a new all-time record, and the trend is positive also this year, according to experts from the tourism industry.